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Forget BFFs, You Need FFs—Funeral Friends
None of us had enough money to bid on “Disco Ball Moon,” a painting we all loved. I’d gone to the art auction with three of my friends, but most of the…
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Are you hard to love?
I’m a day late with this newsletter because I had neither the energy nor the inspiration to write. I got some news yesterday that made me anxious and…
Mar 21
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Juliane Bergmann
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The Last One
I heard the key turning in the lock, my Opa coming back into the house he built with his own hands, the one that had been my home for most of my life…
Mar 13
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Juliane Bergmann
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Yay but Fuck
“Yay but fuck” is what my friend says about moving into a new house after her divorce. Over dinner in a popular, crowded wine bar, we bend over the…
Mar 5
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Juliane Bergmann
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February 2024
An Evolution of Grief
Hello sparklefaces, I have a long-ass essay for you today. This took me weeks to write, so make yourself a cup of something hot and delicious and settle…
Feb 29
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Juliane Bergmann
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What Offline Healing Looks Like
Maybe healing is maxing out your credit card so you can puke your guts out at an ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica, or TikTok quitting your corporate job…
Feb 21
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Juliane Bergmann
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July 2023
What do bouncy houses and bladder control have in common?
I wished for both on my 41st birthday
Jul 18, 2023
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Juliane Bergmann
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June 2023
Dead-Inside Dad
My father gave me his glass knees and dark sense of humor. His hazel eyes with the gold flecks on green. His love for books and good food. He told me to…
Jun 19, 2023
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Juliane Bergmann
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“Non-Compete” Clause for Life
At the gym, the coach sometimes divides us into teams to compete against each other for the workout. I hate those days with a blistering passion. I’m…
Jun 6, 2023
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Juliane Bergmann
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May 2023
Collateral Damage — An Excerpt
Growing into my own after growing up in the wreckage of addiction
May 27, 2023
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Juliane Bergmann
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January 2023
I'm a pick-me girl
I've watched way too many seasons of the Bachelor because I could truly, madly, deeply understand all those wounded women dressed up like Disney…
Jan 26, 2023
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Juliane Bergmann
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Never Turn Your Back On The Ocean
On a hike to Onomea Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii, I watched a little boy play in the rocks near the water, his parents close by. A surprise wave hit…
Jan 12, 2023
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Juliane Bergmann
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